“For a long time, I have had the desire to try out such an adventure. Right now, I see myself more at a national team than with a new club,” he added.

“Is Portugal the right team for me? Not necessarily.”

But earlier this month he said he doesn’t rule out returning to club football: “Winning a fifth championship in a different country or the Champions League with a third club are things I’d like to do.”

“I wouldn’t do it just for that. I only go where a project convinces me.”

“I want to be happy, not necessarily win, I want to be happy and I don’t want to accept a proposal without being convinced of it, that’s what I’ve always thought,” he concluded.

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